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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: cheng on May 15, 2012, 08:24:27

Title: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: cheng on May 15, 2012, 08:24:27

I finally replaced my death head's pirates stickers with better transfers (from cowabounga)  ;)

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 15, 2012, 08:37:26

Say... that's really interesting, and very well done...
It reminds me of the Holy Company, back in the 1821 Greek Revolution, which I think was formed after a French Company? 

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: Georgeag1972 on May 15, 2012, 09:20:08

Great customs, I like them very much. :clap: :clap: :clap:

George.

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: cowabounga on May 15, 2012, 10:49:16

Er…not a disciplined bunch of pirates, not looking at the camera!

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: Pynedor on May 16, 2012, 04:30:56

Cool pirates, cheng.

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: playmo1989 on May 17, 2012, 02:57:25

Quote from: Wolf Knight on May 15, 2012, 08:37:26

Say... that's really interesting, and very well done...
It reminds me of the Holy Company, back in the 1821 Greek Revolution, which I think was formed after a French Company? 

 with sculls on their hats?  :lol: :lol: :lol:

 nice customs cheng  8-)

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 17, 2012, 03:52:05

Quote from: playmo1989 on May 17, 2012, 02:57:25

 with sculls on their hats?  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Its good to read some history from time to time  :hmm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totenkopf

http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9B%CF%8C%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82_(1821)

and I translate and quote:

Men of the Sacred Band were infantry equipped with rifles and bayonets and cavalry with swords. They wore uniforms that were a mixture of Greek and European suits made of black fabric, also wearing black shako with a tricolor plume, (representing a national emblem), below which the phrase Freedom or Death was written, along with the sign of the skull with cross bones which symbolises victory over death.

The skull with crossbones symbolising victory over death is a greek cultural symbolism. So I guess their uniform was modeled after the Prussian one: http://www.militaryheritage.com/prussianuniforms.htm

But what is so great about playmobil customs is that, your customs, cheng, can be both a tribute to the Prussian uniform, as well as being used for representing pirates. Depends on the point of view :)

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: playmo1989 on May 17, 2012, 05:29:29

Quote from: Wolf Knight on May 17, 2012, 03:52:05

Its good to read some history from time to time  :hmm:

I'am not a historian you know, how can i know what you are talking about :hmm:
 

 
intresting detail though, never heard of it  8-)

Title: Re: My new Death Head emblems
Post by: cheng on May 17, 2012, 09:44:36

thanks everyone! :love:

Quote from: Wolf Knight on May 17, 2012, 03:52:05

....your customs, cheng, can be both a tribute to the Prussian uniform, as well as being used for representing pirates....

pirates?! :o definitely not my theme...not even uniformed pirates :P
and thanks WK, for adding to my little bit of napoleonic knowledge ;)